Full version of Spring Festival customs (what to do every day from the 23rd to 15th of the twelfth lunar month)

The 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, commonly known as "off-year", is said to be the day when the kitchen god goes to heaven. According to folklore, the chef once specifically accused human beings of evil. Once charged, the life span of a felony will be shortened by 300 days, and that of a misdemeanor will be shortened by 100 days. Therefore, when offering sacrifices to the stove, we should do something about it and ask it to be generous.

The 24th day of the twelfth lunar month is the general cleaning day. Every household should carefully and thoroughly clean the room, eliminate the old and welcome the new, and remove the ominous.

On the 25 th of the twelfth lunar month, push the mill to make tofu. Legend has it that when the Kitchen God went to heaven, the Jade Emperor would go to the lower bound to see if it was as the Kitchen God played, so every household ate tofu dregs to show their hardship and avoid the punishment of the Jade Emperor.

Every year on the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, meat cutting is mainly to prepare meat for the Chinese New Year. In the past, people could only eat meat at annual festivals, so it was called "annual meat".

On the 27 th of the twelfth lunar month, the old chicken was slaughtered to catch up with the big gathering. On this day, in addition to slaughtering their own poultry, they also go to the store to go to the fair, concentrate on purchasing, and buy and sell new year's goods, such as firecrackers, Spring Festival couplets, incense sticks, beef and mutton, and various toys and gifts.

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, the bread was steamed. Whether it's mixing noodles or steaming steamed bread, the family should start preparing the staple food for the New Year.

On the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, please go to the grave and ask your ancestors to make a big confession. Ancestor worship has a long history in China. The Spring Festival is a big festival, and the ceremony of paying homage to one's ancestors is particularly grand. In most areas, the time for ancestor worship is on the morning of the 29th.

New Year's Eve (there is no New Year's Eve this year)

On New Year's Eve, keep watch on New Year's Eve. China people had the habit of New Year's Eve, commonly known as "endure the New Year". Shounian begins with the New Year's Eve dinner. You should eat slowly and sit at the table from the time you play lanterns. Some families have to eat late into the night. The custom of observing the old age not only includes the feeling of farewell and nostalgia for the fleeting time, but also expresses the good hope for the coming New Year.

On New Year's Day, the golden rooster announces the dawn. The younger generation pays New Year greetings to the elders, and the elders give lucky money to ward off evil spirits.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the golden bark indicates the arrival of spring. Family members go to New Year's greetings, the host stays for dinner, and western families arrange banquets.

On the third day of the lunar new year, the fat pig arch. The son-in-law visits her father-in-law and daughter-in-law to return to her mother's house and presents even numbers.

On the fourth day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, three sheep bloom in Thailand. Kitchen God wants to check the household registration, and welcomes the kitchen God Hui people.

On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, it is spring in Niu Geng. Five roads lead to the god of wealth, east and west, north and south, and wealth is led by five roads.

On the sixth day of the lunar new year's eve, the horse arrived at success. Every year on this day, every family looks at the street, and no one does not send the poor.

On the seventh day of the seventh lunar month, people live a long life. Legend has it that Nu Wa created chickens, dogs, pigs, cows, horses and other animals at the beginning of creation, and then created people on the seventh day, so this day is the birthday of mankind.

On the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, release the blessings. On the eighth day of the first month, there is a "release" activity, which is to take some fish and birds raised at home outside and release them into the wild. The release on the eighth day of the eighth lunar month not only embodies the ancient people's morality of respecting nature and living in harmony, but also expresses people's good wishes for the prosperity of all things in the world at the beginning of the new year.

On the ninth day of the ninth lunar month, the Jade Emperor was born. The ancients thought that nine represents the majority, which is the largest and largest in quantity, so it is the best. Legend has it that it is the birthday of the Jade Emperor, which must be celebrated in a grand way. Nine is homophonic with wine, and nine is inseparable from wine. Every household prepared a sumptuous banquet, drank to the fullest and celebrated the birthday of the Jade Emperor.

On the tenth day of the lunar new year, the stone is sacrificed to give thanks. Legend has it that the tenth day of the first month is the birthday of "Stone", so it is called "Stone Festival". On this day, people will burn incense on stone mills, stone mills, stone troughs, stone mortars, hammered stones, stone piers, stone ladders and other stone objects to show their worship and gratitude.

On the eleventh day of the first month, the son-in-law was sacrificed. Legend has it that Zi Gu is a concubine and jealous of her original match. On the fifteenth day of the first month, she was killed in the toilet. God was merciful and named her Ce Shen. Zi Gu represents the oppressed women in feudal society and is regarded as the patron saint of weak women.

On the twelfth day of the first month, a light shed was set up. Folk commonly known as the "Twelve Lamp Sheds" means that the Lantern Festival is coming. From this day on, the village managers will gather skilled craftsmen and young adults to prepare lanterns and make all kinds of preparations for the Lantern Festival.

On the thirteenth day of the first month, lights are lit under the stove, and Yuanxiao is put in advance. On this day, people want to light a lamp under the kitchen stove, which is called "lighting the stove lamp". In fact, because the Lantern Festival is coming on the fifteenth day of the first month, all the lamps made by families are called "lamp holders".

On the 14th day of the first month, the birthday of "Our Lady Shuntian". Niangniang was born on the fourteenth day of the first month, also known as "Mrs. Shuntian". Legend has it that Empress Chen was born in the Tang Dynasty, and later became an immortal to save dystocia women. Therefore, a folk shrine was set up to offer sacrifices, called "Our Lady of Shuntian".

On the fifteenth day of the first month, the silkworm (God) shines at night. According to legend, the fifteenth day of the first month is the birthday of Lei Zu, the silkworm god, so this day has become a day for people to sacrifice to the silkworm god. Silkworm worshippers take rice porridge and meat fat as offerings, and at the same time, they hold candles with bamboo poles and insert them in the fields, which is called "according to the field silkworm" (it is said that observing the color of the lamp can judge the abundance and sorrow of a year). This activity gradually became the source of the Lantern Festival custom in later generations.